115
115
Dec 31, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 115
favorite 0
quote 0
we never really did covert action reviews except for sporadically. now we do regularly, quarterly, and monthly covert action reviews on this committee. to make sure we get it right. they get it right. mr. kucinich: would my friend yield? mr. rogers: i would be honored to yield to my friend from ohio. mr. kucinich: i have no question about the commitment of the chair and ranking member to proper oversight. but what i do question is that the proliferation of the drone strikes puts such an extraordinary burden on our own oversight capacities. and i'm wondering looking retrospectively at the number of civilian casualties that have occurred, the oversight -- there is a decoupling of the oversight capacity from the consequences of the strikes. and that's the point that i'm making here. and i would ask going forward, i would ask my friend for the committee to be ever more vigilant on -- if you are for these strikes and you are conducting the oversight, look at the consequences of civilian casualties to raise questions about the information that's been given
we never really did covert action reviews except for sporadically. now we do regularly, quarterly, and monthly covert action reviews on this committee. to make sure we get it right. they get it right. mr. kucinich: would my friend yield? mr. rogers: i would be honored to yield to my friend from ohio. mr. kucinich: i have no question about the commitment of the chair and ranking member to proper oversight. but what i do question is that the proliferation of the drone strikes puts such an...
WHUT (Howard University Television)
151
151
Dec 31, 2012
12/12
by
WHUT
tv
eye 151
favorite 0
quote 1
thoughts are unavailable to you and you have to read the tea leaves in trying to divine what their actions might be. >> people want to make a choice, they want to say let's focus on the current problem, less on the future. so other people say let's focus on the future and not so much on the current problem and unfortunately we don't have that option, that's just not with the role the united states plays today. >> ultimately defending the country with less money will mean rethinking what defense really is. >> the old-fashioned establishment of national security still thinks that the world is all about nation-state conflicts. so climate change doesn't rank high, energy scarcity doesn't rank high, resource generally, global health issues. even financial management after 2008 still ranks far below the sort of old-fashioned, you know, country-versus-country conflict issues. that's changing, but it's changing slowly. >> i think we can move to manage a lot of these big problems. we won't solve them all. some are not solvable right now. um, but i think the best we can do is manage them. move them
thoughts are unavailable to you and you have to read the tea leaves in trying to divine what their actions might be. >> people want to make a choice, they want to say let's focus on the current problem, less on the future. so other people say let's focus on the future and not so much on the current problem and unfortunately we don't have that option, that's just not with the role the united states plays today. >> ultimately defending the country with less money will mean rethinking...
165
165
Dec 31, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 165
favorite 0
quote 1
were welcoming a continuation of the wartime alliance between the two countries but it was american actions primarily, with in allies, british, for example, which were involved in the cold war. is that accurate? >> i'd say that is accurate. certainly don't consider stalin blameless in all of this, and certainly don't downplay stalin's brutality or the terrible things that were done in the name of the soviet union under stalin's leadership. we think that's important to factor in but if you look at the broad sweep of the history of the united states' relationship with the soviet union, beginning in 1917-1918, when the united states first went to the soviet union, as part of a broader force led by the british, and then then united states' refusal to recognize the soviet union until 1933 under roosevelt, and then during the 30s, the soviet union was pushing very hard for international consensus, and trying to stop hitler and they were beating bet antifast cysts, -- antifascists, and then the united states and the british decide they're going to support the soviet union because it's key to the c
were welcoming a continuation of the wartime alliance between the two countries but it was american actions primarily, with in allies, british, for example, which were involved in the cold war. is that accurate? >> i'd say that is accurate. certainly don't consider stalin blameless in all of this, and certainly don't downplay stalin's brutality or the terrible things that were done in the name of the soviet union under stalin's leadership. we think that's important to factor in but if you...
213
213
Dec 31, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 213
favorite 0
quote 0
new welcoming continuation of the wartime alliance between the two countries, but it was the american actions primarily. some allies, the british for example, which leader of a wanted gold for. is that an adequate portrayal? >> guest: i would say that's accurate. we certainly don't consider the stalin to be blameless in all of this and we certainly don't downplay the brutality or the terrible things that were done in the name of the soviet union under the leadership. i think it's important to factor in, but look at the broad sweep of the history of the relationship with the soviet union beginning in 1917 and 1918 when the first sent the troops into the soviet union as part of a broad counterrevolutionary force led by the british and then the united states refusal to recognize the soviet union until 1933 under roosevelt, and then during the 30's the soviet union was pushing very hard for international consensus and trying to stop hitler and they were leading the antifascist force globally coming and the calculus party was instrumental and they had to have a movement in the united states from t
new welcoming continuation of the wartime alliance between the two countries, but it was the american actions primarily. some allies, the british for example, which leader of a wanted gold for. is that an adequate portrayal? >> guest: i would say that's accurate. we certainly don't consider the stalin to be blameless in all of this and we certainly don't downplay the brutality or the terrible things that were done in the name of the soviet union under the leadership. i think it's...
172
172
Dec 30, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 172
favorite 0
quote 0
he then urged his flag officers to take the following actions. one of the attitudes at work might be, quote, the professional jealousy of the male supervisor who cannot admit that the woman can do the job as professionally as her male part or the complete bewilderment of an officer who has never had a woman working for him before and doesn't know quite what to do with her n. the former the misuse is deliberate, in the latter, faultless, but it adds up to a real waste of talent. bud wiz anticipationing -- was anticipating the passage of the equal rights amendment, so he was intent on being ahead of the curve. so in z gram 116, equal rights and opportunities for women in the navy -- which was promulgated on august 7, 1972 -- it was pure zumwalt. the message stated that all men and women should be permitted to serve their country in any way they choose. this meant utilizing navy women in responsible positions whether ashore or at sea. this would strengthen the navy in meeting its worldwide commitments and defense of our shores. i'm quoting exactly f
he then urged his flag officers to take the following actions. one of the attitudes at work might be, quote, the professional jealousy of the male supervisor who cannot admit that the woman can do the job as professionally as her male part or the complete bewilderment of an officer who has never had a woman working for him before and doesn't know quite what to do with her n. the former the misuse is deliberate, in the latter, faultless, but it adds up to a real waste of talent. bud wiz...
246
246
Dec 30, 2012
12/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 246
favorite 0
quote 0
we were undertaking a unilateral action inside pakistan to go after osama bin laden. so all those risks were on the table and had to be considered by the president and the principals who made their recommendation. i will tell you this in line with your question, there was a lot of history present in the room, secretary gates. there was a national security aide during desert one. i was a young aid to president carter during desert one. # vice president biden was in the senate. it was clearly on people's minds. also what was in the room, it's interesting, was one of the aspects that came out of desert one and that was the formation of a unified special operation forces command, the very troops, the forces here that would carry out this operation that had become such a unique asset of the united states. >> the president made one decision informed it seems to me like that history, which is he asked for two backup helicopters. >> the president asked for enough assets to ensure that the united states on its own could get in and could get out of the abbottabad compound. >> s
we were undertaking a unilateral action inside pakistan to go after osama bin laden. so all those risks were on the table and had to be considered by the president and the principals who made their recommendation. i will tell you this in line with your question, there was a lot of history present in the room, secretary gates. there was a national security aide during desert one. i was a young aid to president carter during desert one. # vice president biden was in the senate. it was clearly on...
168
168
Dec 30, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 168
favorite 0
quote 0
i chose it because nightly, our friends at "nightline" actions in taking back to vietnam that year in 2004 and found villagers who recounted what happened and pretty much confirmed what the silver star commendation of incorporate so i concluded john kerry was right. what he said -- there's a whole host of questions like that. it doesn't have to be large controversy. there's some polls. sometimes the news media would put them all up there and say you were supposed to sort them out. medical studies, people and nobody's say some of them are reliable and someone. i think that is something that people in the news media oh you. you. when there is an answer to do the best to figure out to tell you. >> i'm sticking to the medical studies which say caffeine and alcohol are good for your aspe aspect. >> i feel like that there has been a decline in the quantity of hard news in favor of fluff news, that the news media spends more time on what michael jackson had, you know, than what happens with mitt romney. comment? >> first of all i'm delighted you're an avid abc news watcher. listen, people ha
i chose it because nightly, our friends at "nightline" actions in taking back to vietnam that year in 2004 and found villagers who recounted what happened and pretty much confirmed what the silver star commendation of incorporate so i concluded john kerry was right. what he said -- there's a whole host of questions like that. it doesn't have to be large controversy. there's some polls. sometimes the news media would put them all up there and say you were supposed to sort them out....
77
77
Dec 30, 2012
12/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 77
favorite 0
quote 0
i think these holds that go on indefinitely and block nominations and legislative action is unacceptable. we have seen -- we have seen on struck shun used as a partisan tal. the one thing i would say, i think we're at a defining moment. james baker's old phrase. this is really a time when we will find out whether the senate can reverse its decline, and i'm more optimistic. >> what gives you that sense of optimism? >> number one, i believe that the public demands it. number two, i think that many of the senators are as angry and frustrated with the current situation as the public is. they don't think they were sent to washington to be partisans. they think they were sent to solve the nation's problems. and number three, the problems and particularly dramatized by the terrible events at newtown, the problems are there to be addressed. and i think that this is a defining moment. i think it is going to change. >> and we do need to have some really, really great minds come back in, like lugar and snowe >>> as part of the latest defense budget congressional leaders around the administration pu
i think these holds that go on indefinitely and block nominations and legislative action is unacceptable. we have seen -- we have seen on struck shun used as a partisan tal. the one thing i would say, i think we're at a defining moment. james baker's old phrase. this is really a time when we will find out whether the senate can reverse its decline, and i'm more optimistic. >> what gives you that sense of optimism? >> number one, i believe that the public demands it. number two, i...
363
363
Dec 30, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 363
favorite 0
quote 0
this is the age of taking action. viagra. talk to your doctor. [ male announcer ] jill and her mouth have lived a great life. but she has some dental issues she's not happy about. so i introduced jill to crest pro-health for life. selected for people over 50. pro-health for life is a toothpaste that defends against tender, inflamed gums, sensitivity and weak enamel. conditions people over 50 experience. crest pro-health for life. so jill can keep living the good life. crest. life opens up when you do. >> oh. >> dave: wow, welcome back, that's-- >> who is that? the unfortunate shot of the morning. getting arrested may not be funny. sometimes the mug shots are. here are the best or shall we say the worst of 2012. some tearful woman caught driving the wrong way down the highway. >> juliet: she still looks beautiful though. >> dave: no, she doesn't. >> juliet: she still has a-- >> oh, lord. >> dave: now, that's good. >> juliet: oh, my. >> clayton: this person got caught for violating probation, that will teach you. >> juliet: spi
this is the age of taking action. viagra. talk to your doctor. [ male announcer ] jill and her mouth have lived a great life. but she has some dental issues she's not happy about. so i introduced jill to crest pro-health for life. selected for people over 50. pro-health for life is a toothpaste that defends against tender, inflamed gums, sensitivity and weak enamel. conditions people over 50 experience. crest pro-health for life. so jill can keep living the good life. crest. life opens up when...
187
187
Dec 30, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 187
favorite 0
quote 0
the difference genesis and one was crowd mob action. >> to equate the two are to make it sound like all the same. >> this came afterwards, it could be that people had extremist goals taking advantage of this moment in the middle east. >> fallacy, libya thing was terrorism as rick has been saying. >> now we know. >> jon: and to continue jim's latin run, personae, ambassador susan rice was spawned by the abhorrent video. then when there was different story behind it she withdraw her tomorrow nation to be secretary of state -- she withdrew her nomination. >> when i went on the sunday shows on september 16th i was doing just as i have always done providing the best information available to me and available to our government at the time. i was very careful to explain that the information was preliminary and it could change. yet i think it was misconstrued and contorted to something much more nefarious that was not my intention. >> jon: having worked at the u.n., what do you think of that explanation? >> i have seen the u.n. ambassador's deck. there is classified computer on that desk. i know
the difference genesis and one was crowd mob action. >> to equate the two are to make it sound like all the same. >> this came afterwards, it could be that people had extremist goals taking advantage of this moment in the middle east. >> fallacy, libya thing was terrorism as rick has been saying. >> now we know. >> jon: and to continue jim's latin run, personae, ambassador susan rice was spawned by the abhorrent video. then when there was different story behind it...
189
189
Dec 30, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 189
favorite 0
quote 0
i was at the pentagon and was there when a colleague of mine got a silver star for his actions in afghanistan. he was clearing a landing zone they called in the medevac he tried to clear the area he steps on one and he lost both legs and a left arm. when i say i am lucky with an average experience he is my reference. he may say he is lucky people put him three tourniquets on him. then we have a memorial in florida where the tax code to school for everyone who died in the line of duty since world war ii. we put more names on the memorial last year since 1945 and 120 since then 11. that number may feel low compared to the thousands we have lost that is 120 brothers and sons and we are a small community. that is the grief you process and your own fear of death and i don't have a good answer to figure that out but i am not sure i did but i tried to weave so as to threats that felt like it was happening at the same time so i would like to read from the beginning of the book to give you a sense of how it feels and running helped me spin as a first thing you should know is i'm crazy. i have not alwa
i was at the pentagon and was there when a colleague of mine got a silver star for his actions in afghanistan. he was clearing a landing zone they called in the medevac he tried to clear the area he steps on one and he lost both legs and a left arm. when i say i am lucky with an average experience he is my reference. he may say he is lucky people put him three tourniquets on him. then we have a memorial in florida where the tax code to school for everyone who died in the line of duty since...
119
119
Dec 30, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 119
favorite 0
quote 0
open to welcoming a continuation of the wartime alliance between the two countries but it was american actions primarily with some allies, the british for example which began the cold war. is that an accurate portrayal? >> guest: i would say that's accurate. we certainly don't consider stalin blameless in all of this and they certainly don't downplay stalin's fertility or the terrible things that were done in the name of the soviet union under stalin's leadership. i think that's important a factor in that if you look at the broad history of the united states relationship with the soviet union beginning in 1917 and 1918 when the united states first sent troops into the soviet union as part of a broader counterrevolutionary force led by the british, then the united states to refusal to recognize the soviet union until 1933 under roosevelt, and then in the 30s the soviet union was pushing very hard for international consensus and trying to stop hitler. that led to anti-fascist forces globally in the communist in the anti-fascist movement in the united states after that but during the war after ge
open to welcoming a continuation of the wartime alliance between the two countries but it was american actions primarily with some allies, the british for example which began the cold war. is that an accurate portrayal? >> guest: i would say that's accurate. we certainly don't consider stalin blameless in all of this and they certainly don't downplay stalin's fertility or the terrible things that were done in the name of the soviet union under stalin's leadership. i think that's important...
164
164
Dec 29, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 164
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> arthel: we are just getting word of first legal action stemming from the shooting in connecticut. a girl suing the state for one million dollars. she is suffering from trauma adding that her friends were killed, all of them. attorney says the lawsuit is about improving school security, not the money. state of connecticut has what is called sovereign immunity from most lawsuits and they have to get permission from the state's claim commissioner. >> gregg: in the wake of sha shooting, protecting our children is certainly taking on new urgency. utah is providing 200 teachers with six hours of training in handling of concealed weapons. other states are tackling how to keep the kids safe now floating proposals to arm teachers with guns hoping to prevent a tragedy like in the one in newtown, connecticut from happening again. claudia is following the story. >> with the prospect of tighter gun laws, in colorado, law enforcement officials say they need more money to conduct the surge in criminal background checks that are required for gun buyers. they are going to ask law makes for half a
. >> arthel: we are just getting word of first legal action stemming from the shooting in connecticut. a girl suing the state for one million dollars. she is suffering from trauma adding that her friends were killed, all of them. attorney says the lawsuit is about improving school security, not the money. state of connecticut has what is called sovereign immunity from most lawsuits and they have to get permission from the state's claim commissioner. >> gregg: in the wake of sha...
90
90
Dec 29, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 90
favorite 0
quote 0
each of these simple options with the possible of option two would require legislative action. my recommendation states first, congress should adopt regulatory and legislative reforms that would enable nasa to improve the flexibility of the management of its centers. nasa should transform its network of field centers into an integrated system that supports its strategic plan and communicates in strategy and advances its strategic goals and objectives. with regard to partnerships, the committee recommends nasa should work with other government agencies with responsibilities in aeronautics and space to more effectively and efficiently coordinate the nation's aeronautics and space activities, and the united states should explore opportunities to lead a more international approach. both in the human space program, and in the science program. finally, the committee was impressed with the quality of personnel and level of commitment of nasa also civil service and contractor staffs and with the agency in general. however, the committee also heard about the frustration of many staff wi
each of these simple options with the possible of option two would require legislative action. my recommendation states first, congress should adopt regulatory and legislative reforms that would enable nasa to improve the flexibility of the management of its centers. nasa should transform its network of field centers into an integrated system that supports its strategic plan and communicates in strategy and advances its strategic goals and objectives. with regard to partnerships, the committee...
SFGTV2: San Francisco Government Television
121
121
Dec 29, 2012
12/12
by
SFGTV2
tv
eye 121
favorite 0
quote 0
purpose of this working lunch is to present vied a forum to discuss lessons learned and corrective actions taken over the past decade with years of focus on dod support to civilian authority with relation to wild fires. populations continue to spread into formerly wild areas i want to focus on how our capacity on wild land fire has improved over the past decade. in getting ready for this discussion, i did have the opportunity to participate in the 2003-2007 wild fires, i went back and looked at a lot of lessons learned, the governor's blue panel commission report looked at also a lot of those kind of things and what i did was just put a picture up there to show you the 2007 wild fires. when we get to these major wild fires, we're talking about multiple wild fires and almost what you would call a fire storm. a lot of the lessons learned there are in bullets from just 2007. why this discussion is important and lessons learned up there, the 2007 fires burned a little over 500,000 acres, destroyed over 3200 structures and caused 10 fatalities. so why this is important, as you start to read the
purpose of this working lunch is to present vied a forum to discuss lessons learned and corrective actions taken over the past decade with years of focus on dod support to civilian authority with relation to wild fires. populations continue to spread into formerly wild areas i want to focus on how our capacity on wild land fire has improved over the past decade. in getting ready for this discussion, i did have the opportunity to participate in the 2003-2007 wild fires, i went back and looked at...
166
166
Dec 29, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 166
favorite 0
quote 0
if no action is taken, a lot of people probably have not even heard of the alternative minimum tax, a tax that normally affects 4 million taxpayers would insnare more than 30 million taxpayers. and really complicate the tax filing system that begins in january. host: explain what the alternative minimum tax is and why it was put in place? ye, now, all of a sudden more people might be subjected to it than previously? guest: it is basically a parallel tax system alongside the regular individual income tax. it was initially designed to make sure that a small group of high income taxpayers were paying some minimum rate of tax. because of its nature and explicitly because it has not been indexed for inflation it would affect more and more taxpayers down the income ladder. the major -- the alternative minimum tax disallows certain deductions and exemptions. most notably, exemptions for persons and their dependents and the deduction for state and local taxes. those are the real reasons why people find themselves on the amt. host: we are talking with joseph rosenberg, a research associate wit
if no action is taken, a lot of people probably have not even heard of the alternative minimum tax, a tax that normally affects 4 million taxpayers would insnare more than 30 million taxpayers. and really complicate the tax filing system that begins in january. host: explain what the alternative minimum tax is and why it was put in place? ye, now, all of a sudden more people might be subjected to it than previously? guest: it is basically a parallel tax system alongside the regular individual...
445
445
Dec 29, 2012
12/12
by
WRC
tv
eye 445
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama saying the time for action is now. >> the american people are not going to have any patience for a politically self-inflicted wound. ordinary folks, they do their jobs. they meet deadlines. they sit down, and they discuss things and then things happen. if there are disagreements, they sort through the disagreements. the notion that our elected leadership can't do the same thing is mind-boggling to them. it needs to stop. >> reporter: and congressional leaders called friday's talks constructive. >> we'll be working hard to see if we can get there in the next 24 hours. so i'm hopeful and optimistic. >> i'm going do everything i can, i'm confident senator mcconnell will do the same. but everybody, this is -- whatever we come up with, it's going to be imperfect. >> reporter: now the president said that he is confident that his plan could make it through the house. of course, that will be a challenge. he would need at least 30 republican votes. the house and senate expected back in session tomorrow. carl? >> kristin welker in washington, thanks. >>> john harwood is cnbc's chief wa
president obama saying the time for action is now. >> the american people are not going to have any patience for a politically self-inflicted wound. ordinary folks, they do their jobs. they meet deadlines. they sit down, and they discuss things and then things happen. if there are disagreements, they sort through the disagreements. the notion that our elected leadership can't do the same thing is mind-boggling to them. it needs to stop. >> reporter: and congressional leaders called...
108
108
Dec 29, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 108
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> there was an element pressuring, i felt, for us to take action when we were not prepared to do that. and that, frankly, as early as november, i was called mccollum. >> general george mccollum. >> yeah, because they saw a civil war series where he sits outside and won't attack lee. so schwarzkopf was referred to him. >> who is they? >> i don't know. i mean it. everyone comes after me and says name names. you know why i don't know name? because colin powell had the good sense not to give it to me. people in the national security counsel i don't know if -- colin was relaying to me what was going on in washington. we were trading information back and forth. when this came up i got burned. this guy who watches the pbs series and he is operations -- schooled in the operational arts and is going to explain to schwarzkopf how to run war. this guy is so stupid. there is a big difference. he had outnumbered lee 10:1 and at the time we were outnumbered 3:1. i said to colin, i said who is the s.o.b. who said this i want to know? colin had the great wisdom to say no, just for get it. you don't n
. >> there was an element pressuring, i felt, for us to take action when we were not prepared to do that. and that, frankly, as early as november, i was called mccollum. >> general george mccollum. >> yeah, because they saw a civil war series where he sits outside and won't attack lee. so schwarzkopf was referred to him. >> who is they? >> i don't know. i mean it. everyone comes after me and says name names. you know why i don't know name? because colin powell had...
354
354
Dec 29, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 354
favorite 0
quote 0
maria molina is falling this weather action. live in our weather center with more on what we can expect over the next day or so. >> good morning. good to see you guys. we are expecting yet again another storm system to bring more snow across areas that just had to deal with our christmas day and the day after snow storm that brought snow through places in the midwest and also into the northeast. over 20 inches were recorded from that last system. in parts of upstate new york and across new england. and now we are talking about more additional snow. the good news with this storm is that it is not first alert forecast to be as powerful as the last one. not really expecting to see any severe weather across portions of the south. maybe some isolated stuff going on. we do have areas of rain coming down across eastern parts of the carolinas. down in northern portions of florida. most of that should be moving offshore as we move later on today. on the cold side of the snow system. that snow has been coming down in overnight hours in il
maria molina is falling this weather action. live in our weather center with more on what we can expect over the next day or so. >> good morning. good to see you guys. we are expecting yet again another storm system to bring more snow across areas that just had to deal with our christmas day and the day after snow storm that brought snow through places in the midwest and also into the northeast. over 20 inches were recorded from that last system. in parts of upstate new york and across...
183
183
Dec 29, 2012
12/12
by
KQEH
tv
eye 183
favorite 0
quote 0
there were less than 150 killed in action, americans or people without died of their wounds. so that was all for the good. but the war termination was very messy. the eye raiks were allowed to fly helicopters. that was actually the mistake schwarzkopf made in the cease-fire talks. they say we just need to get around the bridges that were destroyed but then used the helicopters to attack shi'a. saddam clung on to power thor than president bush thought he would, the first president bush. and so the war the second war that happened in 2003 was a war of choice, not a war of necessity. but it was a messy way in which the first war ended that presented the united states with that choice. >> warner: michael gordon, "new york times," thank you. >> thank you. >> brown: and that brings us to the analysis of shields and brooks: syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times" columnist david brooks. >> brown: developing fiscal cliff, walking short time ago the president came out of the meeting with congressional leaders and said he was modestly optimistic. are you? >> no, no i thi
there were less than 150 killed in action, americans or people without died of their wounds. so that was all for the good. but the war termination was very messy. the eye raiks were allowed to fly helicopters. that was actually the mistake schwarzkopf made in the cease-fire talks. they say we just need to get around the bridges that were destroyed but then used the helicopters to attack shi'a. saddam clung on to power thor than president bush thought he would, the first president bush. and so...
78
78
Dec 29, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 78
favorite 0
quote 0
we are waiting, hoping, and expecting that we will see some action. let me turn it over. we had a great partnership. the center has a strong case of the flu and could not be here, but he is with us and spirit because the contributed and volubly. i want to turn it over to a great partner as we work through the strategy of getting this bill done. >> i want to thank senator chuck schumer for leading this effort and making sure that the entire chamber understood what people from new york have gone through, both of the senators have been added difference and explaining how hard new jersey has been hit it. i want to thank for coming down here and talking directly. them a difference. wilson someone suffering in new york. there has been so much hardship, heartbreak -- this is a good step in the right direction of beginning to meet the needs of new yorkers. new york families and business owners. this is a very important for step because it will allow the money for homes to start to be rebuilt. it will also allow small businesses to get access to capital to start building businesse
we are waiting, hoping, and expecting that we will see some action. let me turn it over. we had a great partnership. the center has a strong case of the flu and could not be here, but he is with us and spirit because the contributed and volubly. i want to turn it over to a great partner as we work through the strategy of getting this bill done. >> i want to thank senator chuck schumer for leading this effort and making sure that the entire chamber understood what people from new york have...
135
135
Dec 29, 2012
12/12
by
LINKTV
tv
eye 135
favorite 0
quote 1
>> the hour for immediate action is here. it is now. >> a last-minute deal to avoid the fiscal cliff is still possible, says president obama. you are watching al jazeera, live from doha. an indian student who was gang raped the eyes of her injuries in singapore hospital. -- dies of her injuries in singapore hospital. dozens take to the streets to protest the iraqi government. >> in vietnam, we talk to fishermen about the increasing dangers of working in disputed waters. >> u.s. president barack obama says he still hopes congress can reach agreement to avoid the so- called fiscal cliff. obama met congressional leaders at the white house on friday to discuss a deal. he said the talks were constructive, but did issue a warning on behalf of the american people, demanding congress take action. >> america wonders why it is that in this town, for some reason, you cannot get stuff done in an organized time table, where everything has to wait till the last minute. we are now of the last minute. in the american people are not going to
>> the hour for immediate action is here. it is now. >> a last-minute deal to avoid the fiscal cliff is still possible, says president obama. you are watching al jazeera, live from doha. an indian student who was gang raped the eyes of her injuries in singapore hospital. -- dies of her injuries in singapore hospital. dozens take to the streets to protest the iraqi government. >> in vietnam, we talk to fishermen about the increasing dangers of working in disputed waters....
56
56
Dec 29, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 56
favorite 0
quote 0
we are waiting, hoping, and expecting that we will see some action from our house. now, let me turn it over. we had a great partnership here. senator lautenberg has a strong case of the flu and he could not be here. i want to turn this over to senator gillibrand who has been a great partner as we have been working through rounding up the vote, the strategy of getting this done. >> i would like to thank senator schumer for leading this effort and making sure that the entire chamber understood what folks from new york have gone through. both the senators found dirt and senator menendez made a difference in explaining how hard it jersey was hit. i want to thank our governor for coming down here to talk to us. that made a difference. we have seed -- seen so much suffering in new york. so much hardship, so much hard break. this is a good step in meeting the needs of new yorkers, new york families, new york homeowners, and in dark business owners. this is a very important for a step because it will allow the homes to be rebuilt. it will also allow a small businesses to ge
we are waiting, hoping, and expecting that we will see some action from our house. now, let me turn it over. we had a great partnership here. senator lautenberg has a strong case of the flu and he could not be here. i want to turn this over to senator gillibrand who has been a great partner as we have been working through rounding up the vote, the strategy of getting this done. >> i would like to thank senator schumer for leading this effort and making sure that the entire chamber...
152
152
Dec 29, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 152
favorite 0
quote 0
what we believe can result from taking action in the past? >> the town halls that i went to were republican town halls and overwhelmingly the sentiment and a lot of these towns ,-com,-com ma town hall meetings was a feeling of distrust towards washington, that the republicans lost control and the feeling that washington has not been acting in their best interest and some of this is part of a psyche that began in september september 11 and a feeling of vulnerability that has persisted on several flanks since then. what i have not heard is often discussions of you know, if we pass this measure will that help? and you have to remember also that washington really believes in zero-sum politics. it's not an original thought of mine to say this but have been disillusioned nonetheless to cover that the leadership on both sides has been how do we gain and maintain power? a lot of these discussions have been about you know, how the republicans rollback the obama administration to make it weak and ultimately overtake it and how they maintain that power
what we believe can result from taking action in the past? >> the town halls that i went to were republican town halls and overwhelmingly the sentiment and a lot of these towns ,-com,-com ma town hall meetings was a feeling of distrust towards washington, that the republicans lost control and the feeling that washington has not been acting in their best interest and some of this is part of a psyche that began in september september 11 and a feeling of vulnerability that has persisted on...
129
129
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
WJZ
tv
eye 129
favorite 0
quote 0
there were less than 150 killed in action americans or people without died of their wounds. so that was all for the good. but the war termination was very messy. the eye raiks were allowed to fly helicopters. that was actually the mistake schwarzkopf made in the cease-fire talks. they say we just need to get around the bridges that were destroyed but then used the helicopters to attack shi'a. saddam clung on to power thor than president bush thought he would the first president bush. and so the war the second war that happened in 2003 was a war of choice not a war of necessity. but it was a messy way in which the first war ended that presented the united states with that choice. >> warner: michael gordon "new york times," thank you. >> thank you. >> brown: and that brings us to the analysis of shields and brooks: syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times" columnist david brooks. >> brown: developing fiscal cliff, walking short time ago the president came out of the meeting with congressional leaders and said he was modestly optimistic. are you? >> no no i think e
there were less than 150 killed in action americans or people without died of their wounds. so that was all for the good. but the war termination was very messy. the eye raiks were allowed to fly helicopters. that was actually the mistake schwarzkopf made in the cease-fire talks. they say we just need to get around the bridges that were destroyed but then used the helicopters to attack shi'a. saddam clung on to power thor than president bush thought he would the first president bush. and so the...
290
290
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 290
favorite 0
quote 1
white house meeting everybody agrees that the next step should be the senate taking the bipartisan action. so the pressure shifts to senate majority leader harry reid. and what he may be able to strike to get at least some republican support. >> house republicans voted pass the tax cut and automatic cut to defense and domestic program starting in the new year. so they shifted the focus for the need for majority leader harry reid and the senate democrats to do something. >> the way the senate is fon functionm right now, not even bringing the bills upper committee is frustrating to those of us in the house that are doing the work that has to be done. if senate wants to resolution, the senate has to actually pass something on this. we have done our work. senate has to respond. >> challenge is determining what passed the republican-led house and democrat-controlled senate. fiscal conservatives say a smaller stop gap measure to avoid the cliff won't work. >> if we, in fact, do not use this period of time before right now, deal with the bigger issue and entitlements, if we just continue to kick
white house meeting everybody agrees that the next step should be the senate taking the bipartisan action. so the pressure shifts to senate majority leader harry reid. and what he may be able to strike to get at least some republican support. >> house republicans voted pass the tax cut and automatic cut to defense and domestic program starting in the new year. so they shifted the focus for the need for majority leader harry reid and the senate democrats to do something. >> the way...
154
154
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 154
favorite 0
quote 0
just wrapped up the worst five-day run for the three major averages in six weeks on perceived lack of action and lack of progress from the white house. let's get back to eamon javers who is in front of the white house, and i believe you have a little bit more information us about the fiscal cliff meeting that just broke up between the president and congressional leaders and that there were some disappointed reporters, yourself included, that they didn't speak to you. >> reporter: that's right, mabdy. we always want that exclusive interview or even a non-exclusive interview, but a little bit more information here. the white house is telling -- the white house press pool was told the meeting ended at 4:15 p.m. so that puts the meeting at just over an hour all told, and i'm told that we just saw senator mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate leaving the white house here, so that gives us three out of the four congressional leaders that we've now seen going out of building. unless i'm missing senator reid here. it looks like he might still be in the building at this point. >> the republi
just wrapped up the worst five-day run for the three major averages in six weeks on perceived lack of action and lack of progress from the white house. let's get back to eamon javers who is in front of the white house, and i believe you have a little bit more information us about the fiscal cliff meeting that just broke up between the president and congressional leaders and that there were some disappointed reporters, yourself included, that they didn't speak to you. >> reporter: that's...
128
128
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 128
favorite 0
quote 0
is intact, and you'll see going into the first few months of the year i believe very positive price action for all the equity indexs? >> what now, rick? what say you? what now? >> i liked dan greenhouse's comment. in a perverse sort of way. if there really is any austerity, you'll hear an ouch or some squawking or bellyaching which is the fiscal cliff. if we went over the cliff, they be we actually would have at least a touch of austerity, but nobody wants that. i contend, and i said this back in 2008, we're going to have to experience some pain. i don't think there's any way around it. it's just a question they keep putting it off, and one final thought, i'd like the idea that lamar alexander and senator corker. >> bob coaching, right. >> the $1 trillion debt ceiling raised for $1 trillion of spending cuts, i think that's pretty good. i know we've heard it before. senator corker talked on the santelli exchange with me a week ago about it, but everyone is thinking about the debt ceiling, and i think that's where the meat is going to be, and the next three charts that we're showing are from
is intact, and you'll see going into the first few months of the year i believe very positive price action for all the equity indexs? >> what now, rick? what say you? what now? >> i liked dan greenhouse's comment. in a perverse sort of way. if there really is any austerity, you'll hear an ouch or some squawking or bellyaching which is the fiscal cliff. if we went over the cliff, they be we actually would have at least a touch of austerity, but nobody wants that. i contend, and i...
61
61
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 61
favorite 0
quote 0
zwroo you can see there's some action. getting to see some traffic there. reports are we're starting to see some of the key players in the negotiations going to the white house, whether it's speaker boehner, whether it's harry reid, whether it's nancy pelosi. those are going to be the decision makers and the power players with the president. and as soon as we get somebody firm in and some headlines, you, my friends, will be the first to know. there's your players. meantime, that's how the market is being played today. the dow back below 13,000. this is shaping up to be one of the worst weeks for the market in a long time. looks like 2012 could go out like a lamb instead of a lion. >>> all right. all week on cnbc we are focusing on outlooks and predictions for the new year. so robert frake now takes a look at what's ahead for luxury in 2013. ♪ ♪ >> more money, more problems. the words of the late great notorious b.i.g. perfectly sum up the fortunes and fears ahead for the wealthy in 2013. >> our households will inch towards $9 million. approaching its al
zwroo you can see there's some action. getting to see some traffic there. reports are we're starting to see some of the key players in the negotiations going to the white house, whether it's speaker boehner, whether it's harry reid, whether it's nancy pelosi. those are going to be the decision makers and the power players with the president. and as soon as we get somebody firm in and some headlines, you, my friends, will be the first to know. there's your players. meantime, that's how the...
101
101
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 101
favorite 0
quote 0
the action could affect hundreds of u.s. families when it takes effect january 1. russia is the third most popular country for americans to adopt behind china and ethiopia. >>> former president george h.w. bush remains in the intensive care unit of a houston hospital today. in a statement his longtime chief of staff urged the to put the harps back in the closet. the former president is 88 years old and has been in the hospital since november 23 for a bad case of bronchitis. he has since suffered a series of complications. >>> the national weather service has issued a new winter storm warning for the eastern half of the country as a new system threatens to cause even more travel headaches throughout the region. this comes after more than 21 inches of snow and rain already fell in the northeast. record snowfall in arkansas has left nearly 200,000 people without power. joining me now is the weather channel's kelly cass. kelly, i'm here in washington, d.c. we are hearing warnings from d.c. to maine. don't drive on saturday. you know, hunker down. what's going to hit th
the action could affect hundreds of u.s. families when it takes effect january 1. russia is the third most popular country for americans to adopt behind china and ethiopia. >>> former president george h.w. bush remains in the intensive care unit of a houston hospital today. in a statement his longtime chief of staff urged the to put the harps back in the closet. the former president is 88 years old and has been in the hospital since november 23 for a bad case of bronchitis. he has...
235
235
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 235
favorite 0
quote 0
is there a lot of action? there is a lot of buzz on capitol hill. mitch mcconnell, who will be attending a white house meeting told us a few moments ago that we are always the running out of time. chairman max baucus, the democrat says that he thinks this will fiscal cliff matter comes down as one white house meeting two hours from now. another top senate republican said a short time ago that he was calling on president obama to lead. >> the president is not a senator anymore. he's a president. just as president reagan worked to deal with tip o'neill and bill clinton and president eisenhower, we need leadership on not just taxing rich people, but we contact them and it wouldn't help the medicare fiscal cliff. greg: others are skeptical, noting that high-profile meetings are for show often times and all about tactics. we expect the president will try a stopgap measure extending middle-class tax rates, extending unemployment benefits for some 2 million americans, do some small spending cuts now, but not entitlement reform. an ally of the white house a
is there a lot of action? there is a lot of buzz on capitol hill. mitch mcconnell, who will be attending a white house meeting told us a few moments ago that we are always the running out of time. chairman max baucus, the democrat says that he thinks this will fiscal cliff matter comes down as one white house meeting two hours from now. another top senate republican said a short time ago that he was calling on president obama to lead. >> the president is not a senator anymore. he's a...
62
62
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 62
favorite 0
quote 0
has to be taken by the time you take extraordinary action. and so, lamar and i recognize that and we also recognize that the big issues of the nation today the average family pays over the lifetime $119,000 in the medicare program. the members of a family working over their lifetime will pay into medicare $119,000 in today's. that same family today takes out of medicare $357,000. basically americans today are paying about one third of the true cost of medicare. lamar recognizes and i recognize that and we recognize that basically both parties are hiding from americans the true cost of government and that's really why we don't have as much of a constituency here to solve this problem but we know that it has to be solved and so what we are hoping is going to occur is after we deal with the issue most americans are not fantasy the tax rate rise as it is going to happen over the next couple of days or weeks, but we know that is going to be the outcome and i think all of you know that asquint be the outcome, but we hope that then we will turn to t
has to be taken by the time you take extraordinary action. and so, lamar and i recognize that and we also recognize that the big issues of the nation today the average family pays over the lifetime $119,000 in the medicare program. the members of a family working over their lifetime will pay into medicare $119,000 in today's. that same family today takes out of medicare $357,000. basically americans today are paying about one third of the true cost of medicare. lamar recognizes and i recognize...
165
165
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
KRON
tv
eye 165
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> putin says the bill is retaliation for an american law that calls for action against russian officials were found guilty of violating human rights. >> more than 60,000 russian children have been adopted by the american family in the past two decades. >> erica is looking up the timing of any rain there will be coming up. we will be right look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. you kids have got it too good if you ask me. [ male announcer ] now u-verse high speed internet has more speed options, reliability and ways to connect. rethink possible. >> and autopsy shows the gunman who killed to majorca by far does died on a self- inflicted gunshot wound in his head. >> autopsy show one of the firefighters died of a s
. >> putin says the bill is retaliation for an american law that calls for action against russian officials were found guilty of violating human rights. >> more than 60,000 russian children have been adopted by the american family in the past two decades. >> erica is looking up the timing of any rain there will be coming up. we will be right look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to...
111
111
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 111
favorite 0
quote 0
to take extraordinary action. lamar and i recognize that and we also recognize that the big issues of our nation really centered around entitlements. today the average family pays over $119,000 into the medicare program. two members of a family working over the life and will pay into medicare $119,000. today, that same family into de's dollars takes out of medicare $357,000. americans today are paying about once last three of the true cost of medicare. the mark recognizes that, i recognize that, we recognize that both parties are hiding from americans the true cost of government. that is why we do not have as much of a consensus here to solve this problem, but it has to be solved. what we are hoping is on to occur is immediately after we deal with the issues that lamarck just mentioned, and that is the most americans are not but to see their tax rates rise, that will either happened over the next couple days or the next several weeks, but we know that will be the outcome and all of you know that will be the outcom
to take extraordinary action. lamar and i recognize that and we also recognize that the big issues of our nation really centered around entitlements. today the average family pays over $119,000 into the medicare program. two members of a family working over the life and will pay into medicare $119,000. today, that same family into de's dollars takes out of medicare $357,000. americans today are paying about once last three of the true cost of medicare. the mark recognizes that, i recognize...
254
254
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 254
favorite 0
quote 0
are they taking any action. >> president obama issued some kind of what he wanted to be done. number one that the companies report it more freely so we know where the short anal is, and number two to expedite the review process to get new drugs and manufacturing plants online you need a review process. this will speed up the fda process. this is from 2010, we haven't seen that much of a benefit as of kwhret but it's a step in the right direction. >> that's to get new plants online to make the original drugs. what about the more stricter controls on the substitutes in. >> that is really -- if you use it at a hospital it requires going through an irb, a review board you can't just do it. you have to get permission to do it. but it's not that the drugs, the substitute drugs are not good or not well made it's just that they don't do as well in the regiment. you have a recipe for chocolate cake, you leave out the butter it's not going to take as good if you put margarine in. >> the stakes much higher here. thank you for joining us again from the new york methodist hospital. gregg.
are they taking any action. >> president obama issued some kind of what he wanted to be done. number one that the companies report it more freely so we know where the short anal is, and number two to expedite the review process to get new drugs and manufacturing plants online you need a review process. this will speed up the fda process. this is from 2010, we haven't seen that much of a benefit as of kwhret but it's a step in the right direction. >> that's to get new plants online...
279
279
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 279
favorite 0
quote 1
think of ubs and their action of pulling back and fixed income. but all of this says that management isn't just, you know, asleep at the switch going forward destroying shareholder value. >> so we've got the ubs example of pairing your trading business, citi obviously pairing their head count. you say it is going to be more of a war around the edges cutting around the edges. what do you mean by that? >> what you're seeing so much with the banks right now is no one wants to give up the optionality of their capital markets business. what i mean by that is will we have fixed income markets going forward? of course we have. we have debt that's being issued by governments, by corporations. will we need a capital markets business? even though the capital markets businesses aren't beating their cost of capital right now what we're seeing is we're seeing compensation levels coming down, increasing the margins in it. we're seeing inventory levels come in. that means that the amount of capital that they're putting, that they have there is dropping, which of
think of ubs and their action of pulling back and fixed income. but all of this says that management isn't just, you know, asleep at the switch going forward destroying shareholder value. >> so we've got the ubs example of pairing your trading business, citi obviously pairing their head count. you say it is going to be more of a war around the edges cutting around the edges. what do you mean by that? >> what you're seeing so much with the banks right now is no one wants to give up...
207
207
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 207
favorite 0
quote 0
so her actions are focusly ripping apart a family. we need to be aware of the consequences of every action that we take, particularly if we like self-dis-- lack discipline or self-control. >> eric: let's talk about number two, erin moran, joany on "happy days." meltdown how? >> it's very sad because a lot of child actresses don't know how to adjust, become adjusted into society. she's obviously very ownly because she's almost timeless, living out of motels. and it's alleged she spends $65,000 settlement for her royalties on alcohol and partying. she's very lonely. she's offering a back rubs in park lots. where are her friends? >> kelly: yeah, that's a thing to point out. >> juliet: there are a lot of fo "happy days," and i know that a lot of them reached out to her, but she was very angry them and there was a lot of kind of strange behavior from her. >> kelly: if you make bad choices, sometimes the response is that you continue to make bad choices because you feel alienated from people and you're embarrassed. >> eric: before we highli
so her actions are focusly ripping apart a family. we need to be aware of the consequences of every action that we take, particularly if we like self-dis-- lack discipline or self-control. >> eric: let's talk about number two, erin moran, joany on "happy days." meltdown how? >> it's very sad because a lot of child actresses don't know how to adjust, become adjusted into society. she's obviously very ownly because she's almost timeless, living out of motels. and it's...
139
139
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
the it appears to me the action, ify there is, any, is now on the senate side, and we'll just havs to see whether we're able on a bipartisan basis to move forward. >> mr. president? >> the majority leader. >> we're going to have too decide, my friend says, how we're going to move forward on a bipartisan basis. even on the sunday shows we just completed with fox network, chris wallace pushed one of the republican leaders very hard, would you filibuster somethingou the democrats brought to the bro floor? he refused to answer theed t question. he would not say.ld and he kept being pressed. mr.t president, we're in the sae situation we've been in for a long time here. we can't -- we, we can'tan't negotiate with ourselves because that's all we're doing. unless we get a sign-off frome g the republicans in the house ane the republican lead or or, we can't get anything done. so for them to talk about aipar bipartisan arrangement, we have done that. the president has given them one, given them two, given them three, and we can't get past grover norquist. we try hard, but when there's nb revenu
the it appears to me the action, ify there is, any, is now on the senate side, and we'll just havs to see whether we're able on a bipartisan basis to move forward. >> mr. president? >> the majority leader. >> we're going to have too decide, my friend says, how we're going to move forward on a bipartisan basis. even on the sunday shows we just completed with fox network, chris wallace pushed one of the republican leaders very hard, would you filibuster somethingou the democrats...
169
169
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 169
favorite 0
quote 0
president of the national action network is rev raend al sharpton and fortune editor lee gallagher in washington, vice president and executive director of msnbc.com. that was general norman swa schwartzkopf you saw on your screen who passed away yesterday. i have a lasting memory of general schwartzkopf who served in the war in vietnam as well as leading gulf storm one. there was a woman from iowa. her name was peg mullen. she wrote a book about the death of her son, michael mullen. the name of the book was "friendly fire." norman schwartzkopf was the battalion commander. he was so approachable to peg mullen, so human in his relations with peg mullen, who sought to find out how her son was killed in vietnam. he died from friendly fire, which, you know obviously meant he was killed within the confines of his own unit by shrapnel from american weapons fired. it was so impressive to read about then a colonel later to become norm an schwartzkopf general "time" magazine's man of the year who was so human. just that clip we just showed right then compared to a lot of military officials who
president of the national action network is rev raend al sharpton and fortune editor lee gallagher in washington, vice president and executive director of msnbc.com. that was general norman swa schwartzkopf you saw on your screen who passed away yesterday. i have a lasting memory of general schwartzkopf who served in the war in vietnam as well as leading gulf storm one. there was a woman from iowa. her name was peg mullen. she wrote a book about the death of her son, michael mullen. the name of...
213
213
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
KGO
tv
eye 213
favorite 0
quote 0
house republican leaders say they'll take action on whatever bill the senate can pass. but the senate must act first. brandi and muhammad? >> thank you. oh, to be a fly on the wall today in that meeting when it all happens. >> we've been talking all week about this going down to the deadline. i mean, we are right at that deadline. this is going to be a photo finish. i mean, if this was a race -- >> and if the house ends up adjourning, it usually takes 48 hours to be called back. so the timing is really key here. whatever happens today could be the deciding factor. >> a lot of it comes down to who is going to blink first. >> if either side even does. >>> also making headlines today, retired general norman schwarzcopf has died from pneumonia. known as stormin' norman, schwarzkopf commanded the u.s. led international coalition that drove saddam hussein's forces out of kuwait in 1991. president obama was among those praising schwarzcopf's long career as a military leader, saying in part he was a true american original who stood tall for the country and the army that he love
house republican leaders say they'll take action on whatever bill the senate can pass. but the senate must act first. brandi and muhammad? >> thank you. oh, to be a fly on the wall today in that meeting when it all happens. >> we've been talking all week about this going down to the deadline. i mean, we are right at that deadline. this is going to be a photo finish. i mean, if this was a race -- >> and if the house ends up adjourning, it usually takes 48 hours to be called...
97
97
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 97
favorite 0
quote 0
the day after the collection, republican house speaker john boehner put out this stirring call to action. >> mr. president, this is your moment. we're ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans but as americans. we want you to lead. not as a liberal or conservative but as president of the united states of america. >> mr. president, we are ready to be led. just show us the plan. that was encouraging. that seemed like we were going to have a deal, no problem. obama won the election. he'll hand them a plan. he'll make some small changes. that's how congress works, of course. pass it and we'll be done. we'll go home for christmas. not so much. president obama did hand them a plan as treasury secretary tim geithner made a special trip all the way to john boehner's office on capitol hill. he delivered the plan to speaker boehner, a plan pretty much identical to the one president obama just won the election on. you might have thought that would have been leading, the problem would have been solved. not so much. >> flabbergasted. i looked at him, you can't be serious. i've just never seen
the day after the collection, republican house speaker john boehner put out this stirring call to action. >> mr. president, this is your moment. we're ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans but as americans. we want you to lead. not as a liberal or conservative but as president of the united states of america. >> mr. president, we are ready to be led. just show us the plan. that was encouraging. that seemed like we were going to have a deal, no problem. obama won the...
220
220
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
KQEH
tv
eye 220
favorite 0
quote 0
he's taken punitive action against u.s. n.g.o.s. he's declared many non-governmental organizations in russia that received foreign funding, especially funding to the united states to be foreign agents, people now under a new legislation have to register themselves as foreign agents and this is also part of that. >> so by ratcheting up anti-american sentiment does this kind of thing play well where with the russian public? keeping the offense inside the country -- the orphans inside the country rather than letting them go into the united states? >> well, part of the story is also the legislation that's just gone through the congress that the president signed last week and this is seen in many respects as a tit for tat, the u.s. always, in the russian view applies a double standard and is always taking punitive action and applying sanctions against rush so that so this does play well. however, i think as we saw from the clips at the begining there's been some soul searching on the part of many russians about the this particular bill b
he's taken punitive action against u.s. n.g.o.s. he's declared many non-governmental organizations in russia that received foreign funding, especially funding to the united states to be foreign agents, people now under a new legislation have to register themselves as foreign agents and this is also part of that. >> so by ratcheting up anti-american sentiment does this kind of thing play well where with the russian public? keeping the offense inside the country -- the orphans inside the...